Comparison

Ear Trainer v5 vs Jazz Practice Journal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ear Trainer v5

Features
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Sharpen your interval recognition skills with a fast, focused ear-training app designed for musicians on the go. Whether you’re a beginner learning to hear basic intervals or an advanced player refining your accuracy, this app lets you build custom interval quizzes that match your goals and practice style. How it works: Set up your quiz * Choose interval sets: Simple, Diatonic Major, Diatonic Minor, or fully Custom * Select interval direction: Ascending, Descending, Both, or Harmonic (simultaneous) * Control playback speed: Slow, Medium, or Fast * Practice with a fixed root or random roots * Choose your instrument tone: Piano or Guitar Take the quiz * Each quiz includes 20 interval questions * Hear the root and interval played using MIDI audio * Replay intervals as needed * Answer until correct, or skip and move on * End the quiz at any time Review your results * See your total score * Visualize accuracy by interval with a stacked bar chart * Track progress over time with saved quiz results * Retry the same quiz or create a new one instantly Designed for musicians * Clean, distraction-free interface * Works great for instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and students * Ideal for daily ear-training practice, music theory study, and audition prep No ads. No accounts. Just focused ear training. Download for free and start hearing music more clearly today.

About

Jazz Practice Journal

Log music practice sessions quickly, identify areas for improvement, and build motivation with streaks. Features include an AI coach, automatic routine generation, and multi-instrument support.

Highlights
  • Log practice sessions in 30 seconds
  • AI practice coach identifies blind spots
  • Automatic daily routine generation
  • Multi-instrument support with presets
  • Integrated metronome, tuner, and drone (Pro)
  • Streak tracking for motivation
  • Weekly and monthly practice reviews
Features
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Jazz Practice Journal helps you work through your daily practice routine, log every session, and stay on track — in seconds. Start free. ◆ YOUR ROUTINE, TOP TO BOTTOM Line up the exercises you do every day, in the order you do them. They appear on Home with the next one highlighted, so you can start right away. Begin with a suggested routine for your instrument, or build your own. ◆ SAVE AND KEEP GOING Save one item and go straight to the next — no trip back to Home. Key and tempo carry over from last time. ◆ LOG A SESSION IN 30 SECONDS Practicing something outside your routine? Tap a preset and you're practicing. ◆ MULTI-INSTRUMENT Trumpet, Trombone, Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar, and Vocal — each with its own presets. Key transposition (C / Bb / Eb) for horn players. ◆ METRONOME, TUNER & DRONE (Pro) All your practice tools, one tap from the practice screen. ◆ WEEKLY REVIEW See your practice time, top exercises, and how each session felt over the past week — in clear charts (monthly and all-time with Pro). ◆ SPACED REVIEW (Pro) Get reminded to revisit each piece at the right time, based on the forgetting curve. Make every session stick. ◆ PRO ($4.99/month) • Unlimited routine items (free plan: up to 5) • Spaced review (forgetting curve) • Metronome, tuner, drone, and recording while practicing • Monthly and all-time summaries, plus full practice history Terms of Use: https://music-practice-coach.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://music-practice-coach.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Ear Trainer v51 screens
Jazz Practice Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ear Trainer v5 at none against Jazz Practice Journal's 1. Ear Trainer v5 also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jazz Practice Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Ear Trainer v5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ear Trainer v5 versus Jazz Practice Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEar Trainer v5Jazz Practice Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAjay NayakToshihiro Suzuki

In-app purchases

None

Ear Trainer v5

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Jazz Practice Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Pro - monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Ear Trainer v5 free?
Ear Trainer v5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jazz Practice Journal free?
Jazz Practice Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ear Trainer v5 or Jazz Practice Journal have ads?
Neither Ear Trainer v5 nor Jazz Practice Journal shows ads.

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